Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2022
South Africa, 2022
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ZAF_2022_LMDSA_v01_M
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Aug 12, 2025
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Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)
Data file: lmdsa-2022-v1
Overview
Valid:
16668
Invalid:
218265
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaiting the seasonal work | 188 |
1.1%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 117 |
0.7%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 438 |
2.6%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 48 |
0.3%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) | 60 |
0.4%
|
| 6 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 1014 |
6.1%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 70 |
0.4%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 12040 |
72.2%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 588 |
3.5%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 326 |
2%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 1051 |
6.3%
|
| 12 | No transport available | 11 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 361 |
2.2%
|
| 14 | Retired/ too old to work | 102 |
0.6%
|
| 15 | Too young to work | 8 |
0%
|
| 16 | Other reason | 246 |
1.5%
|
| Sysmiss | 218265 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.